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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta Ādi 4.216
trai-lokye pṛthivī dhanyā
yatra vṛndāvanaḿ purī
tatrāpi gopikāḥ pārtha
yatra rādhābhidhā mama
SYNONYMS
trai-lokye — in the three worlds; pṛthivī — the earth; dhanyā — fortunate; yatra — where; vṛndāvanam — Vṛndāvana; purī — the town; tatra — there; api — certainly; gopikāḥ — the gopīs; pārtha — O Arjuna; yatra — where; rādhā — Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī; abhidhā — named; mama — My.
TRANSLATION
"O Pārtha, in all the three planetary systems, this earth is especially fortunate, for on earth is the town of Vṛndāvana. And there the gopīs are especially glorious because among them is My Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī."
PURPORT
This verse, spoken by Lord Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna, is cited from the Ādi Purāṇa.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness